steamroll
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of steamroll
First recorded in 1910–15; by back formation
Example Sentences
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After soul-crushing Ohio State to win the Big Ten and going to the Rose Bowl and steamrolling Alabama, it’s kind of ridiculous that Indiana needs to keep on playing.
This was a fun story to report, partly because it also came with great video of Stewart as a young football player, steamrolling pretty much everyone in his path.
From Los Angeles Times
Gloria is too shy and uncertain to keep Adrian from steamrolling her vision.
A few years ago, it wasn’t hard to find predictions that tennis pros would steamroll the sport, but Waters and other originals have withstood the charge.
The team played fast, steamrolled opponents, and scored more goals than anyone else.
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